Bridges Graduates

Since 1993, over 1000 individuals have completed the thirty BRIDGES programs. Listed below are the 36 recent graduates from the BRIDGES 2022 program and the institutions they represent. Interested applicants may contact any of the graduates for an inside perspective on the BRIDGES program experience.

APPALACHIAN STATE UNIVERSITY
Pia Albinsson, Beroth Professor of Marketing, Marketing and Supply Chain Management. Contact (828) 262-6197 or albinssonpa@appstate.edu.
Chelsea Helms, Assistant Professor, Department of Applied Design. Contact (828) 262-8230 or helmscr@appstate.edu.
Jamie Levine, Associate Professor, Geological and Environmental Sciences. Contact (828) 262-2166 or levinejs@appstate.edu.

EAST CAROLINA UNIVERSITY
Lida Cope, Professor and Interim Chair, Department of English. Contact (252) 328-6411 or copel@ecu.edu.
U. Yeliz Eseryel, Associate Professor, Department of Management Information Systems. Contact (252) 737-1042 or eseryelu17@ecu.edu.
Ericka Lawrence, Associate Professor, Department of Management. Contact (252) 737-4604 or lawrencee@ecu.edu.
Dawn Quist, University Budget Director, Budget Office. Contact (252) 737-2100 or quists@ecu.edu.
Stacy Weiss, Associate Professor, Special Education, Foundations, and Research. Contact (252) 737-2108 or weisss@ecu.edu.
C. Lashae Wilson, Adult Nurse Practitioner and Clinical Supervisor, Student Health Services. Contact (252) 328-6841 or lockec@ecu.edu.

ELON UNIVERSITY
Vanessa Drew-Branch, Associate Professor, Department of Human Service Studies. Contact (336) 278-6368 or vdrewbranch@elon.edu.

NORTH CAROLINA A&T STATE UNIVERSITY
Chantel Simpson, Assistant Professor, Agribusiness, Applied Economics & Agriscience Education. Contact (336) 285-4803 or cysimpso@ncat.edu.

NORTH CAROLINA CENTRAL UNIVERSITY
Lenora Helm Hammonds, Associate Professor, Interim Chair, Department of Music. Contact (919) 530-6653 or LHelm@nccu.edu.
Charnequa Kennedy, Director, Counseling Services. Contact (919) 530-5294 or ckenne15@nccu.edu.
Dawn Matthews, Associate Dean, University College. Contact (919) 530-6658 or dmatth23@nccu.edu.
Levette Scott, Associate Professor, Counseling and Higher Education. Contact (919) 530-6212 or levette.scott@nccu.edu.
Shauntae White, Professor, Department of Mass Communication. Contact (919) 723-8985 or sbwhite@nccu.edu.

NORTH CAROLINA STATE UNIVERSITY
July Simmons Ivy, Professor, Edward P. Fitts Department of Industrial and Systems Engineering. Contact (919) 513-1683 or jsivy@ncsu.edu.
Katherine Saul, Professor, Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering. Contact (919) 515-1273 or ksaul@ncsu.edu.
Melissa Edwards Smith, Director of Education and Campus Engagement, Inclusive Excellence and Strategic Practice, Office for Institutional Equity and Diversity. Contact (919) 515-3148 or mmedward@ncsu.edu.

THE UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA AT CHAPEL HILL
Sarah Davis, Senior Research Project Manager, Renaissance Computing Institute. Contact (919) 345-0398 or sdavis@renci.org.
Emily Vander Schaaf, MD, Assistant Professor, School of Medicine, Department of Pediatrics. Contact (919) 966-2504 or voemily@med.unc.edu.

THE UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA AT CHARLOTTE
Denise Lynch, Assistant Director, Student Experience, Honors College. Contact (704) 687-6053 or dlynch29@uncc.edu.
Amanda Pipkin, Professor and Chair, History Department. Contact (405) 830-1678 or apipkin@uncc.edu.

THE UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA AT GREENSBORO
Catherine Bush, Lecturer, Department of Biology. Contact (229) 412-2079 or cmbush@uncg.edu.
Kristen Christman, Professional Track Faculty, Department of Communication Studies. Contact (336) 430-6574 or kpthomps@uncg.edu.
Sarah Daynes, Professor and Chair of the Faculty Senate, Department of Sociology. Contact (336) 334-5241 or scdaynes@uncg.edu.
Hewan Girma, Assistant Professor, African American and African Diaspora Studies. Contact (917) 533-7498 or h_girma@uncg.edu.

THE UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA AT PEMBROKE
Serina Cinnamon, Associate Professor of Social Studies Education, Department of History. Contact (910) 521-6441 or serina.cinnamon@uncp.edu.
Cindy Locklear, Assistant Professor, Department of Social Work. Contact (910) 775-4382 or cindy.locklear@uncp.edu.
Mabel Rivera, Associate Professor and Director of Accreditation and Reporting, Inclusive Education. Contact (910) 521-6752 or mabel.rivera@uncp.edu.
Gretchen Robinson, Professor and Department Chair, Inclusive Education. Contact (910) 521-6452 or gretchen.robinson@uncp.edu.
Summer Woodside, Department Chair and Associate Professor, Department of Social Work. Contact (910) 775-4085 or summer.woodside@uncp.edu.

THE UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA AT WILMINGTON
Maia Butler, Associate Professor of African American Literature, Department of English. Contact (910) 962-3320 or butlerm@uncw.edu.
Ophelia Chapman, Business and Communication Studies Librarian, Academic Affairs – Randall Library. Contact (910) 962-7259 or chapmano@uncw.edu.
Jamie Pond, Part Time Instructor and Academic Advisor, University College. Contact (910) 962-3987 or pondj@uncw.edu.

VIRGINIA COMMONWEALTH UNIVERSITY
RaJade Berry-James, Senior Associate Dean of Faculty and Academic Affairs; Professor, Public Administration. Contact (330) 519-7519 or berryjamesr@vcu.edu.